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BS 8233:1987

Superseded
Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Code of practice for sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-08-1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-08-1987

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code
Section one. General
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Symbols
Section two. Planning and design
4 Principles of assessment
5 Legislative background
6 Outside noise
7 Basic design guide
Section three. Specific types of building
8 Dwellings
9 Educational buildings
10 Industrial buildings
11 Offices
12 Health and welfare buildings
13 Miscellaneous building types
Section four. Noise control
14 Constructional techniques influencing noise control
15 Services noise
16 Quality control
17 Design implications of noise control
Appendices
A Special problems requiring expert advice
B Noise calculations
C Statute law
D Noise surveys
E Airborne and impact sound insulation
F Bibliography
Tables
1 Symbols
2 Traffic noise levels
3 Recommended criteria for control of development in
    areas affected by aircraft noise
4 NNI and LAsqu,12h
5 Noise from trains
6 Peak wheel/rail noise at 25 m from track
7 Noise from industrial premises
8 Maximum noise levels in unoccupied spaces
9 Minimum sound insulation
10 Maximum noise levels and speech communication
11 Mean sound insulation of partitions with doors (7 %
    of area)
12 Sound insulation of windows
13 Effect of window size on the sound insulation of
    walls
14 Sound insulation of sheet materials
15 Airborne sound insulation of walls and partitions
16 Airborne and impact sound insulation of floor
    constructions
Figures
1 Sound bypassing a sound-insulating partition via the
    void above a suspended ceiling
2 Two methods of reducing sound transmission through
    the void
3 Sound reduction by means of a lobby
4 Insulated wood-joist floor with heavy pugging
5 Inuslated wood-joist floor with light pugging
6 Concrete floor (floating screed type)
7 Concrete floor (floating wood raft type)
8 Edge treatments of floating floors on concrete
9 Plan showing isolated box structure
10 The addition of two noise levels
11 Subtraction of noise levels
12 Sound insulation of non-uniform partitions
13 A-weighting curve
14 Program to calculate A-weighted sound level from
    band-limited levels
15 Transmission paths (via the structure) of noise
    originating in room 1 (diagrammatic)
16 Indirect sound leakage paths
17 Application of caulking material to lightweight
    partitions
18 Mass law curve

Recommendations for the control of noise in and around buildings. Incorporates the results of research and experience gained over the last 20 years. Provides up to date information on the rating of noise and the rating of the sound insulation of building elements.

Committee
B/209
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES CP 3: CHAPTER 3:1972.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
70
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
Supersedes

BS 5821-1:1984 Methods for rating the sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Method for rating the airborne sound insulation in buildings and of interior building elements
ISO 1996-2:2017 Acoustics — Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise — Part 2: Determination of sound pressure levels
BS 5628-3:1985 Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship
BS 5821-2:1984 Methods for rating the sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Method for rating the impact sound insulation
ISO 1996-1:2016 Acoustics Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise Part 1: Basic quantities and assessment procedures
BS 2750-4:1980 Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Field measurements of airborne sound insulation between rooms
ISO 6241:1984 Performance standards in building Principles for their preparation and factors to be considered
ISO 1999:2013 Acoustics Estimation of noise-induced hearing loss
BS 5775-7:1979 Specification for quantities, units and symbols Acoustics
BS 2750-7:1980 Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Field measurements of impact sound insulation of floors
BS 2750-3:1980 Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of building elements
BS 4727-3:GRP08(1985) : 1985 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING & COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS - ACOUSTICS & ELECTROACOUSTICS TERMINOLOGY

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